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    omega.com e-mail: info@omega.com For latest product manuals: omegamanual.info Shop online at U ser ’ s Guide OMB-DAQTEMP Series High Accuracy PCI Thermocouple / Mu ltifunction Data Acquisition Systems OMB-1108-0901 rev 1.2[...]

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    Servicing Nor th America: U.S.A.: One Omega Drive, P.O. Box 4047 ISO 9001 Certified Stamford, CT 06907-0047 TEL: (203) 359-1660 FAX: (203) 359-7700 e-mail: info@omega.com Canada: 976 Bergar Laval (Quebec) H7L 5A1, Canada TEL: (514) 856-6928 FAX: (514) 856-6886 e-mail: info@omega.ca For immediate technical or application assistance: U.S.A. and Canad[...]

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    Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips Refer all service to qualified personnel. This symbol wa rns of possible personal injury or equipment damage under noted conditions. Follow all safety standards of professiona l practice and the recommendations in this manual. Using this equipment in ways other than described in this ma nual can present serious s[...]

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    iv Your order was carefully inspected prior to shipment. When you receive your order, carefully unpack all item s from the shippi ng carton and check for physical signs of dam age that may have occurred during shipment . Promptly report any damage to t he shipping agent and your sales representative. Retain all ship p ing materials in case the unit[...]

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    DaqTemp Seri es User’s Manual 10-14-02 v Manual Layout Chapter 1 – Overview and Theory of Operation . Ex plains w hat DaqTemps are, the diff erences betw een the four DaqTemp models, and discusses certain aspects of data acquisition in relation to DaqTemp, as w ell as the th eory of operation for each DaqTem p model. Chapter 2 – How to Instal[...]

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    vi 10-14-02 DaqTemp Seri es User’s Manual[...]

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    DaqTemp Seri es User’s Manual 10-14-02 vii T able of Contents 1 – Overview and Theory of Operation Features a nd General Infor mation ……1-1 Scanning….1-5 Triggering …… 1-6 Theory of Oper ation …… 1-7 2 – How to Install DaqTemp Step 1 – Install So ftware …… 2-2 Step 2 – Install th e DaqTemp PCI Board …… 2-2 Step 3 –[...]

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    viii 10-14-02 DaqTemp Series User’s Manual[...]

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    DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 09-06-02 Overview & Theory of Operation 1-1 Ov erv iew and Theory of Operation 1 Features a nd General Infor mation …… 1-1 Scanning…… 1-5 Triggering …… 1-6 Theory of Oper ation …… 1-7 Features and General Information DaqTemps are reliable, accurate, and compact data acquisition solutions th at evolved fr[...]

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    1-2 Overview & Theory of Operation 09-06-02 DaqTemp Us er’s Manual Thermocouple Channels ( CH1 - CH7, CH9 - CH15 ) Each DaqTemp f eatures on- board cold j u nction com pensation (CJC) for direct m easuremen t of ty pe J , K, T, E, N28, N14, S, R, and B therm ocouples. The follow ing table provides the tem perature range for each of th ese the[...]

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    DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 09-06-02 Overview & Theory of Operation 1-3 Differential Input Channels ( 1H / 1L - 7H / 7L ) Eac h DaqT emp model has se ven differe ntial input channels fo r measuring vol tage. T he voltage channels are labeled from 1H / 1L to 7H / 7L, w ith the “H” an d “L” repres enting ch annel h igh and ch annel low . The[...]

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    1-4 Overview & Theory of Operation 09-06-02 DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 24-Bit, General Purpose Digital I/O ( Channels A0 - A 7, B0 - B7, and C0 - C7 ) All DaqTemps hav e 24-bit, general purpose, digital I/O that can be used to directly control and monitor 24 digital I/O lines. The 24-bit digital I/O is divided into three 8-bit por ts, w hich are [...]

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    DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 09-06-02 Overview & Theory of Operation 1-5 Scanning Every DaqTemp has an on-board scan sequ encer that perm its the user to select any combination of up to 512 chann el/range com binations. The sequ encer scans all ch annels contained i n the s equence at th e rate of 5 µs/chann el, thereby min imizin g the tim e-skew[...]

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    1-6 Overview & Theory of Operation 09-06-02 DaqTemp Us er’s Manual T rigger ing Triggerin g can be th e most criti cal aspect of acquiring data. T h e DaqTemp PCI Board s upports a f ull complem ent of trigg er modes to accomm odate a wide variety of applications. Hardware Analog Triggering . Many data acquisition products claim an alo g trig[...]

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    DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 09-06-02 Overview & Theory of Operation 1-7 • Variable pre-tr igger with post trigger stop event (driver s upport only ). Unlik e the prev ious pre- trigger m o des, this m od e does not have to satisf y the pre-trig ger num ber o f readings before rec ognizing the t rigger eve nt. Thus the num ber of pre-t rigger re [...]

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    1-8 Overview & Theory of Operation 09-06-02 DaqTemp Us er’s Manual Analog Input Channels The DaqT em p Series P CI Boards allow analog input conf iguration for the v oltage input chann els and the therm ocouple input channels. Channel Selec tion and Mode Settings The DaqTemp modu le accepts up to 7 differential in puts. Channel Range and P ol[...]

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    DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 09-06-02 Overview & Theory of Operation 1-9 Output Channel Configuration Analog Output Channels Each D/A ch annel can be con figu red for w aveform output individually . If the D/A chan nel is not configu red for wav eform ou tput, it then is av ailable for asyn chronous outpu t operations. Synchronous Output Clocking T[...]

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    1-10 Overview & Theory of Operation 09-06-02 DaqTemp Us er’s Manual Operation Matrix Operation Da qTem p7A PCI Board DaqTemp14A PCI Board DaqTemp7 and DaqTemp14 PCI Board Sync hronous Input Analog Inputs Yes Yes Yes Counter In puts Yes Yes Yes Digital Inputs Yes Yes Yes Sy nchronous Output Analog D/A Waveform Output Yes(2) Yes(4) No (0) A syn[...]

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    DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 09-06-02 Overview & Theory of Operation 1-11 Each DaqTemp mak es use of one hig h-speed, multi-f unction, PCI plug- and-play data acquisition board. The PCI board featu res a 16-bit , 200-kHz A /D converter (A DC), dig ital calibrat ion, bus mas tering DMA, 24 digital I/O lin es, four coun ters, and two tim ers. In addi[...]

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    DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 10-14-02 How to Install DaqTemp 2-1 How to Install DaqT emp 2 Step 1 – Install So ftware …… 2-2 Step 2 – Install th e DaqTemp PCI Board …… 2-2 Step 3 – Conf igure the PCI Board ….. 2-4 Step 4 – Test t he PCI Board ….. 2-5 Step 5 – Connect the DaqTemp M odule to its associated PCI Board …… 2-6 Note [...]

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    2-2 How to Install DaqTemp 10-14-02 DaqTemp Us er’s Manual Step 1 – Install Software IMPORTANT: Software m u st be installed befor e installing hardware . 1. Remove previo us version D aq drive rs, if pre sent. You c an do this t hrough Micr osoft’s Add/Remove Program s featu re. 2. Place the Data Acquisition CD into the CD-R OM drive. Wait f[...]

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    DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 10-14-02 How to Install DaqTemp 2-3 5. On the PC’ s rear panel, loosen and rem ove the screw for the blank adapter plate that corresponds with the chosen PCI bus. See the f ollowin g figure. Removing a Blan k Adapter Plat e from the Host Computer’s Rear Panel (S teps 5 an d 6) 6. Rem ove the adapter plate. Refer to your[...]

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    2-4 How to Install DaqTemp 10-21-02 DaqTemp Us er’s Manual Step 3 – Configure the DaqT emp PCI Board DaqTemp PCI board s h ave no jumpers or sw itches to set. Configuration is perform ed , in its en tirety, thro ugh software. Refe r to the fo llowing figure a nd steps to complete the configur ation. 1. Run the Daq Conf iguration co ntrol pa nel[...]

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    DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 10-14-02 How to Install DaqTemp 2-5 Using “A dd Device” This meth od is for users w ho have accessed th e Daq Configurat ion contro l panel applet , but have no DaqTemp i con. (A) A fter accessin g the Daq Configu ration control panel applet , click on the A dd Device bu tton (see figure, right). The Select Device Type [...]

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    2-6 How to Install DaqTemp 10-14-02 DaqTemp Us er’s Manual Step 5 – Connect the DaqT emp Module to its PCI Board Connecti ng the DaqTemp Module to t he PCI B oard CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Turn off pow er to and unplug the host PC prio r to connecting the DaqTemp to the computer. Failure to do so could po ssible result in equipm ent da m [...]

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    DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 09-03-02 Making Signal Connec tions 3-1 Making Signal Connections 3 Connect the signal lin es to the intended terminals on DaqTemp’s card-mounted terminal blocks for Digital or Analog I/O, and/or to the chassis- mounted term inal blocks for therm ocouple connections. In regard to th ermocou ples … • DaqT emp7 a nd Daq[...]

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    3-2 Making Signal Connec tions 09-03-02 DaqTemp Us er’s Manual For isothermal performance, an exposed, grounded copper pla ne surrounds the input connectors. It is important that non- insulated input wires do no t contact the gro unded plane − − − − since such contact can degrade m easurement integrity. It should be noted that thermocoupl[...]

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    DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 10-14-02 Software for DaqTem p Applicati ons 4-1 Softw are for DaqT emp A pplications 4 DaqView , Chann el Setu p Tab Selected DaqTemp devices are intended for u se w ith tw o categories of softw are: (1) Ready-to-us e graphical program s , also referred to as out-of- the-box program s. These inclu de DaqView , DaqViewXL , [...]

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    4-2 Software for DaqTem p Applicati ons 10-14-02 DaqTemp Us er’s Manual Reference Note : Durin g sof tw are inst allation , Adobe ® PDF versions of u ser manu als will au tomatically inst all onto y our hard drive as a part of product support. The def ault location is in th e Program s grou p, wh ich can be accessed from the Window s Desktop . I[...]

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    DaqTemp Seri es User’s Manual 08-27-02 CE-Com pliance 5-1 CE-Compliance 5 Overview ……5-1 CE Standards an d Directives …… 5-1 Safety Conditions ……5 -2 Emissions/Immunity Conditions ……5-2 CE Cable Kit for DaqTemps…… 5-3 Overview CE-compliant products bear the “CE” mark and include a Declarat ion of Confor m ity s tating the [...]

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    5-2 CE-Compl iance 08-27-02 DaqTemp Seri es User’s Manual For clarification, terms u sed in some Declarations of Conformity include: • pollution degree : any addition of foreign m atter, solid , liquid or gaseous (ionized gases) th at may produce a reduction of dielectric streng th or surface resis tivity . Pollution Degree I has no influe nce [...]

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    DaqTemp Seri es User’s Manual 08-27-02 CE-Com pliance 5-3 CE Cable Kit for DaqT emps CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Turn OFF the power to, and UNPLUG the host PC and externally connected equipm ent prior to rem oving the PC’s cov er and rem ov ing (or installing) the DaqTemp Series PCI Board. Electric shock or damage to equipm ent can result e[...]

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    5-4 CE-Compl iance 08-27-02 DaqTemp Seri es User’s Manual Install the DaqTemp PCI Board with its CE ORB If you are installing the Da qTem p Series Boa rd for the first tim e, refer to cha pter 2 of this m anua l, How to Insta ll DaqTemp . 1. If you have not alr eady done so , turn off pow er to, and UNPLUG the host PC and extern ally connected eq[...]

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    DaqTemp Seri es User’s Manual 08-27-02 CE-Com pliance 5-5 Connect the C A -195CE Cable to th e Board 1. Conn ect one end of the CA- 195CE Cable to DaqBoard/2000 Se ries Board’s P4 connector. Note that either en d of the cable can be con nected to the boa rd; however , the white locator triangles m ust align w ith each other . 2. Ali gn t he Cab[...]

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    5-6 CE-Compl iance 08-27-02 DaqTemp Seri es User’s Manual Connect Cable and Grounding Pigtail to the DaqTemp Module 1. Verify that th e P4 connectors of th e CA- 195CE Cable an d the DaqTemp Module are correctly alig ned. Correct alignm ent is indicated w hen the P4 locator triangles face each other (see f igure). The triangles locate pin A 1 . 2[...]

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    DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 10-14-02 Calibration 6-1 Calibration 6 Overview …… 6-1 Using DaqCal.exe …… 6-1 Overview DaqTemp PCI Board s are digitally calibrated at the factory . T he digital m ethod involves storing a correction factor f or each range [on the DaqT em p PCI Board] at the time of calibration. Wh enever a particular range is sele[...]

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    6-2 C alibratio n 10-14-02 DaqTemp Us er’s Manual Reference Note : If the am bient temperature of th e operating en vironm ent is below 18 ° C or above 28 ° C, or if the DaqTemp is n ear or outside its on e-y ear calibration interval, th en the absolute accu racy may be impro ved thro ugh the use of an e xternal te m per ature ca librat or. Ref[...]

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    DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 09-04-02 Specif ications 7-1 Specifications 7 There are currently four different models of DaqT em p, as indicated by the followin g table. Each DaqTemp includes a s ignal connecti on m odule, a 3 f oot cable, a DaqTem p PCI plug-i n board, DaqVie w s o f tware, and dri vers f or DASYL ab, LabVIEW, and W indows languages. T[...]

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    7-2 Specif ications 09-04-02 DaqTemp Us er’s Manual Comm on M ode Rejection: 86 dB, DC to 60 Hz for g ains < =8; >100 dB for g ains > =16 Ma xim um Input Voltage: ± 11V relativ e to analog com mon Over-Voltage Protection: ± 35V Ranges: Softw are or sequencer select able on a per- chann el basis, f rom 156m V FS to 10V FS Crossta lk : 1[...]

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    DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 09-04-02 Specif ications 7-3 Input Sequence r Temperatu re, voltag e, digital and frequ ency in puts can be scann ed sy nchron ously , based on eith er an int ernal prog ramm able timer, or an external clock s ource. Analog and digital outpu ts can be syn chronized to either of these clocks . Bus Mastering DMA provides CPU [...]

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    7-4 Specif ications 09-04-02 DaqTemp Us er’s Manual For DaqTemp7A and DaqTemp14A, an alog out put chan nels can be updat ed sy nchron ously relative to s canned in puts, and clocked from either an internal on board clock, or an ex ternal clock sou rce. Analog outputs can also be updated asy nchronous ly, in dependent of an y oth er scannin g in t[...]

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    DaqTemp Us er’s Manual 09-04-02 Specif ications 7-5 Software The follow ing sof tw are is included w ith DaqTemp: DaqView , Window s drivers f or Visual Basic and C ++, and drivers f or LabVIEW an d DASYLa b. An optional softw are application, DaqView XL, provides a direct link from DaqView to Excel s preadsheets. Ordering Infor mation All D aqTe[...]

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    7-6 Specif ications 09-04-02 DaqTemp Us er’s Manual[...]

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    Glossa ry 08-23-02 G-1 Glossary Acquisition A collection of s cans acquired at a s pecified rate as cont rolled by th e sequencer. Analog A signal o f varying volta ge or cur rent that c omm uni cates d ata. Analog-to-Di gital Converter (ADC) A circuit or dev ice that conv erts analog v alues into dig ital values, su ch as binary bits, f o r u se i[...]

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    G-2 08-23-02 Glossar y Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) A circuit or device that conv erts digital values (binary b its), in to analog signals. DIP switch A DIP switch is a group of m iniature switches in a sm all Dual In-line Package (DIP). Typically, users set these sw itches to configure their particular application. Differential m ode T he dif[...]

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    Glossa ry 08-23-02 G-3 Trigger A n event to start a scan or m ark an instant during an acquisition. The event can be defined in various w a y s; e.g., a TT L sig nal, a specified voltage level in a monitored chann el, a button man ually or mech anically en gaged, a softw are comman d, etc. Some applications may use pre- and post-triggers to gather [...]

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    G-4 08-23-02 Glossar y[...]

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    W ARRANTY / DISCLAIMER OME GA ENGIN EERIN G, INC. war rants this unit to be fre e of defe cts in mate ria ls and work man ship for a per iod of 13 m ont hs from dat e of pur chase . OMEGA ’ s W ARRANTY adds an additional one (1) mont h grace period to the normal one (1) year product warrant y to cover handling and shipping time. This ensures that[...]

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    M 3882 / 12 05 Where Do I Find Ever ything I Need for Pr ocess Measurement and Control? OM EGA…Of Course! Shop online at omega.com TEMPERA TURE 䡺 ⻬ Thermocouple, RTD & Thermistor Probes, Connectors, Panels & Assemblies 䡺 ⻬ Wire: Thermocouple, RTD & Thermistor 䡺 ⻬ Calibrators & Ice Point References 䡺 ⻬ Recorders, Co[...]